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Man shot, critically hurt in carjacking attempt at Haverhill hotel, police say
A man was critically wounded in a carjacking attempt at a hotel in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon, police said. A man from Methuen, 24-year-old Dexon Justabe, was arrested on charges including armed carjacking and assault, Haverhill police said Thusday. The man who was shot, a 20-year-old from Lawrence, was wounded multiple times and was listed in critical condition after…
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Deaths in Haverhill under investigation as murder-suicide
Authorities say a couple died in a murder-suicide this weekend in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Two people were found dead from gunshot wounds inside a home on Broadway Street Sunday afternoon. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office identified them Monday as 24-year-old Loren Marino of Haverhill and 24-year-old Austin Amaral of North Providence, Rhode Island, who were in a relationship. “I’m...
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Two people found shot dead inside Haverhill home
Two people were found shot dead inside a home in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Sunday. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office confirms police went to the home on Broadway Street for a well-being check around 5:45 p.m. When they arrived they found two victims – a male and a female – dead of apparent gunshot wounds. The victims have not been…
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9-year-old hit by pickup truck while getting off school bus in Haverhill
A young child was injured after being hit by a pickup truck while getting off a school bus Thursday in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Police say the victim, a 9-year-old boy, was airlifted to a hospital in the Boston area after being hit around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Main Street and 13th Avenue. The driver of the Toyota Tacoma involved…
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Person killed in crash involving bus at Mass. community college
A person was killed in a crash involving a regional bus at a Massachusetts community college in Haverhill on Wednesday, officials said. The crash took place at Northern Essex Community College about 8:40 a.m., according to Haverhill police. They initially said a pedestrian received life-threatening injuries. A MeVa bus was being investigated at the scene, and the Massachusetts Department of…
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Video shows capture of man wanted in NH armed carjacking spree; woman also arrested
A man and woman being sought for days over a series of armed carjackings in Salem and Alton, New Hampshire, have been arrested after a dayslong search in the Granite State and Massachusetts, police said Thursday morning. Authorities in both states had been looking for 35-year-old Nathan Saben, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and 40-year-old Jessica Tirone, of Salisbury, Massachusetts. They were…
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Haverhill Public Schools has students swiping ID cards to stay safe on school buses
Public schools in Haverhill, Massachusetts are using a new system to try and keep their students safe while riding the school bus. The department is rolling out new ID cards that kids will use when hopping on and off the bus. This system is called Zonar Z Pass, it looks like a student ID and its purpose is to identify…
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Displaced Haverhill residents can return home after sinkhole
The city has been given the green light for the residents to leave their hotel and return home.
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Those displaced by Haverhill sinkhole expected to return home
Meanwhile, work continues to make permanent repairs to the sewer pipe that broke and led to the sinkhole; that work could take about another month.
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Residents displaced from Haverhill sinkhole expected to return home Wednesday
It’s been five days since a massive sinkhole opened up in Haverhill, Massachusetts — and five days since some people have been able to go home because of it. People impacted are will be able to finally return to their homes on Wednesday. The City of Haverhill said that the immediate repairs to the sewer line have been done, and…
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Haverhill city leaders to meet about major sinkhole
The Haverhill collections system supervisor said that crews are installing a bypass from the brick pipe that broke in the sinkhole; they are filling that hole and after an engineer inspects the scene on Monday, residents will know when they can move back in.
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Work ongoing to fix major sinkhole in Haverhill following last week's rain
A massive sinkhole opened up in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Friday, forcing people to evacuate their homes — and now the city is under a state of emergency following last week’s torrential rainfall. City officials are trying to see how to move forward with a recovery after all the damage from last week’s heavy rain, as crews continue on work...
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Race to fill ‘catastrophic' sinkhole near evacuated home in Haverhill
The heavy rains that caused flooding this week in Haverhill, Massachusetts, this week opened up a massive sinkhole that crews were still working to repair late Saturday night. The sinkhole near Washington and Ford streets, about 20 feet wide and 20 feet deep, was preventing people who live in a nearby building from going into their homes. Workers were racing…
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Huge effort to fix sinkhole that formed in Haverhill floods
In Haverhill, a massive sinkhole opened up near a residential building, forcing locals to evacuate, part of what prompted the mayor to issue a state of emergency.
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Mass. veteran receives Purple Heart 55 years overdue
After waiting more than 55 years, a Massachusetts veteran finally received the recognition he deserves. A special ceremony was held in Haverhill Saturday afternoon honoring former U.S. Marine Pvt. Kevin Gilbert Alder. In July of 1968, his unit was patrolling the jungles of Vietnam when they set off a hidden explosive. Three Marines were killed and 21 hurt, including Alder,…
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‘Perfect storm': Sumner Tunnel closure hits food pantry patrons
The major traffic from the closure of the Sumner Tunnel is having a ripple effect on food-insecure communities in the Boston area as trips to the Salvation Army food pantry in Haverhill are taking twice as long.
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SUV crashes into Little Caesars in Haverhill
An SUV slammed into a Little Caesars in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Sunday, damaging the storefront. The incident occurred at the pizza shop on Hilldale Avenue. Information was limited Sunday. It was not clear if anyone was hurt, or if any charges would be filed. Photos from the scene showed a red SUV partially inside the store. The SUV was later…
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Pictures show SUV that slammed into Little Caesars in Haverhill
The incident occurred at the pizza shop on Hilldale Avenue.
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Kayaker who went missing on Merrimack River in Haverhill found dead
A kayaker who went missing on the Haverhill, Massachusetts, stretch of the Merrimack River was found dead Sunday evening, according to state troopers. A search for the missing kayaker — identified as 31-year-old Michael Ventura, of Haverhill — was ongoing on Sunday afternoon by several police and fire agencies, Massachusetts State Police said in a news release. Witnesses told police…
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Missing 13-Year-Old Has Been Found, Haverhill Police Say
Police in Haverhill, Massachusetts, say a missing 13-year-old girl has been located. The teenager had last been seen getting on a bus, police said Tuesday evening. Wednesday afternoon, the Haverhill Police Department updated its Facebook post, saying she had been found and thanking the public for its help.